Detachment

Name: Detachment
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011-04-24
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu

2011·Movie·NR·98 min·★ 7.6(2,019)

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A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.

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About Detachment

Detachment is a 2011 English-language drama film directed by Tony Kaye. The cast is led by Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan. It has a runtime of 1h 38m. Viewers rate it 7.6/10 across 2000 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome.

Detachment was produced by Paper Street Films, Kingsgate Films, and Appian Way and made in United States of America. It was released on April 24, 2011, and carries a NR certification. At the box office it grossed around $2 million worldwide.

Director: Tony Kaye
Writers: Carl Lund
Release date: April 24, 2011
OTT release: February 24, 2012
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $2 million
Production: Paper Street Films, Kingsgate Films, Appian Way

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Detachment cast & crew

Detachment was directed by Tony Kaye and written by Carl Lund.

The cast features Adrien Brody as Henry Barthes, Marcia Gay Harden as Principal Carol Dearden, James Caan as Mr. Charles Seaboldt, Christina Hendricks as Ms. Sarah Madison, Lucy Liu as Dr. Doris Parker, and Blythe Danner as Ms. Perkins.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Andrew Grush, cinematography is by Tony Kaye, and it was produced by Adrien Brody and Bingo Gubelmann.

Is Detachment worth watching?

Detachment holds an audience score of 7.6/10 from 2,019 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 38m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy drama, Detachment is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Detachment

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It first became available to stream digitally on February 24, 2012.

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